DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0330Z December 4, 2016
SMOKE: Bay of Campeche: Swaths of thin density smoke were visible spreading to the northwest and north across the Bay of Campeche and the far western Gulf of Mexico as well as inland over portions of southeastern and eastern Mexico. The leading edge of the smoke reached fairly close to the border of southern Texas just prior to sunset. The sources of the smoke were flaring from oil rigs in the Bay of Campeche and from a few fires burning in southeastern Mexico. It is possible that other aerosols in addition to the smoke were embedded within these areas of smoke. DUST: Southern California/Baja: More blowing dust was visible moving offshore of southern California though not as significant as yesterday. The more significant blowing dust seen today was originating from source regions in extreme southeastern California and northern Baja and spreading southward over the Gulf of California. JS THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE. TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/land/hms.html GIS: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm KML: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov